There’s a 40 percent chance of Anglo-Saxon counties converting to English culture at the same time Adopt English Culture after assigning your vassals.If you run out of choices from your own court, this is an easy way of ensuring a Norman is assigned to each domain, but you cannot select the person based on their traits. With the Royal Court expansion, there's an option to assign a noble of Norman noble randomly to a county or duchy. Also, try and ensure dukes are the de jure liege to each count, as this works wonders for obtaining more taxes and greater stability. Try and select as many Content characters as possible and, try and pick those with Norman Culture. Be careful with whom you assign counties to.Appease them as much as possible through s way and gifts. Both the Duke of Mercia and the Duke of Northumbria have strong armies that could catch you out in a Civil War.Send your Marshal to increase control in London after you make the switch. London has a special building slot (for the Tower of London) that gives some great bonus modifiers, and also has one of the biggest tax bases. Move the capital to London as quickly as possible.So, we need to get busy ensuring a smooth transition to Norman rule: Your domain will now be way oversize, you’ll also need to create some duchies, and you’ll have some extremely annoyed Anglo-Saxon vassals. However, you are not out of the woods in terms of ensuring peace and stability. Once both Harold the Saxon and Harald of Norway are defeated, you will then become King of England! Ensure that you do this as soon as your alliances form as they will take a bit of time to get to mobilize. Don’t splurge too much on mercenaries though, as getting into debt will set back the invasion. One around the 250 gold mark should be enough to cover it. But, to increase your odds, you can hire a moderately priced mercenary unit. You will probably be able to win the war with the troops you already have.You will lose the host armies only when William dies (or if they are wiped out in battle), so you can use them even after the invasion is complete. Hit the Raise All Units button to raise all of Normandy's regular men-at-arms and vassal units. The units already raised on start are William's Hosts, special units that are free, do not cost any maintenance, and do not reinforce.It is difficult to ally the HRE however, as the Kaiser does not have any children at the start of the game. Denmark is a good option for your alliance and The Holy Roman Empire is the best option. The Desirable Match option under the glory tree is a good way to go, as it can help you get a better alliance through marriage. You will be able to select a Dynasty Legacy.Negotiate alliances with the Robert of Maine, Robert of Avranches and Odo of Bayeux, as indicated by the Notification Box.The +5 to battle advantage that this grants will be extremely useful for the coming battles.
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